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Arranmore
The group Arranmore
takes its name after an island off the Northwest coast
of Donegal in Ireland. Although it started out as what can
be best described
an Irish pub band, over the last 10 years the group has
evolved into what is better described as an Americana/Folk/Celtic
music-influenced
act.
The roots of the music Arranmore performs
today certainly can be traced back to Ireland. But, they
also can be found
in the
hills of Appalachia, the early "dust bowls" of the
American west, the long ago weekend music that filled the Ryman
Auditorium in Tennessee, as well as the gospel revival tents
of America's south. The group is, in the truest sense of the
definition, a "musical melting pot." Arranmore's
live performance bursts forth with all these elements to
cover the
wide base of music preference their audience brings to
the show. The group enjoys this musical diversity, and
has long
felt that
by mixing all these music styles, they are in fact bringing
an awareness of their Irish roots to a much larger, broader-range
audience.
Arranmore has released several CDs --
all to critical acclaim -- and most titles are still available
today. Their songs
can be heard on many fine Folk/Americana and Country
music radio
stations both in the U.S. and Europe. Their latest CD "It
all begins with a Song" was recently released and
was warmly received by radio and critics alike.
Arranmore is based in the Chicago metropolitan
area and currently performs primarily around the Midwest.
You
can find them
frequently appearing in theater concerts, or at town
festivals, private
functions and selected Irish events. Arranmore is continually
working on new material for their shows, sometimes
adding and changing personnel as necessary to meet the goal
of bringing new ideas and songs to their audience.Of
course,
several
of
the members have been with the act for over 12 years
now. It is the
never-ending challenge of positive change that Arranmore
likes to say, "keeps us on our toes."
Yes, after all these years the story
of Arranmore continues!
website: http://www.arranmore.com
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